THE

ELEMENTS

O F

DRAMATIC CRITICISM.

CONTAINING

An Analysis of the STAGE under the following Heads,

TRAGEDY,
TRAGI-COMEDY,

COMEDY,

Dx, } {

PANTOMIME,
and

FARCE.

With a SKETCH of the EDUCATION

Of the GREEK and ROMAN ACTORS;
Concluding with

Some GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
For fucceeding

In the ART of ACTING.

By WILLIAM COOKE, Efq;
Of the Middle Temple.

Singula quæque locum teneat fortita decentem.

Hor. de Art. Poet.

LONDON:

Printed for G. KEARSLY, in Fleet-ftreet; and G. ROBINSON,

in Pater-nofter-row. 127500 VIE

ΤΟ

DAVID GARRICK, Efq;

Sir,

S every fubject which

leads to the further elucidation of the drama, neceffarily claims the protec tion of its ablest practical commentator, I fhall make no

apology for infcribing this

book to you.

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